Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

The State representative checks that the declaration of candidacy is in order, pursuant to articles D. 4443-23 and D. 4443-24. He checks that the candidates meet the conditions defined in article D. 4443-20. A registration receipt is issued to each of the candidates in the regular application. The State representative notifies each of the candidates in the irregular application pair of his refusal to register by registered letter with acknowledgement…

Each pair of candidates may draw up a circular and have it sent to the electorate, provided that the following conditions are met: 1° Each pair of candidates may have only one circular sent to the electorate on a sheet of paper no larger than 210 x 297 mm ; 2° This circular, written in French, may only be devoted to the presentation of the tandem of candidates on whose…

Voting takes place by post. At least fifteen days before the election, the representative of the State shall send the electors : 1° The dates and times of the opening and closing of the ballot ; 2° Voting instructions and materials; 3° The list of pairs of candidates drawn up in alphabetical order of the names of the titular candidates, based on a letter drawn by lot; 4° Where applicable,…

I. – After indicating on the ballot paper the tandems he chooses, the voter sends his sealed vote in the special envelope provided. The envelope shall be marked “Election of the Pharmacists’ Disciplinary Board”. II. – Voters must not, on pain of invalidity of their vote : 1° Carry any other wording or sign whatsoever on the ballot paper or envelope ; 2° Separate or change a pair of candidates,…

A polling station set up for the election is responsible for overseeing all voting operations and for counting the votes. It is chaired by the representative of the State and includes, where applicable, the president of the disciplinary chamber and the president of the professional body. The polling station is located at the High Commission of the Republic.

The counting of votes takes place at the High Commission of the Republic on the day of the election as provided for in article D. 4233-21. The president may, if necessary, appoint scrutineers to assist the counting of votes. Voters have free access to the counting room during the count. The chairman is responsible for policing the room.

The envelopes are counted before the count, as and when they are received, on the voters’ list. At the start of the count, the polling station checks that the number of envelopes to be opened corresponds to the number of votes recorded on the voters’ list. If this is not the case, the counting of these votes is repeated. The ballot papers are then extracted from the envelopes, which are…

The chairman of the polling station shall draw up and sign a report of the vote count. As soon as this report has been drawn up, the result of the vote is announced by the president of the polling station. It is published in the official gazette of New Caledonia or French Polynesia. In the event that an insufficient number of full members and alternates can be declared elected, a…

The original of the minutes of the count, together with its annexes, as well as the election documents mentioned in articles D. 4443-27 and D. 4443-28, are kept in a sealed envelope by the State representative for a period of six months following the election or, if the election is referred to the competent authorities, until the final decision.